Explanation of the MRABA

MRABA stands for Membership Recruitment Acceptance Binding Agreement. It's the document you sign to make your final selections during recruitment. The MRABA is broken into six sections, all of which someone will go over with you before you submit your final selections or preferences.

I am willing to accept an invitation to membership from any sorority or women's fraternity that I list on this agreement.

Only list the chapters that our are willing to join or accept a bid for membership from.

I may limit my choices to just one OR list any sorority or women's fraternity whose preference-round (last) event I attend and which I am willing to accept membership. I realize that by not listing the max number of events I attend, I may be limited to my potential to join any other NPC group during formal recruitment should I be placed with my choice(s).

You can rank those chapters whose events you attend (if you went to A & B, C is not an option). You don't have to rank all the chapters you attend, but we encourage you to maximize or list all the options available to you, as it gives you a better chance of being matched to a group.

Once I submit this agreement to McNeese Panhellenic Association, I cannot change the order of my preference or add or delete a preference.

Know what you want! After submitting preferences, you can't go back!

If I do not receive an invitation to membership from a group that I have listed, I am eligible for continuous open biding.

If you don't get a bid from a group that you list, you can join a chapter through continuous open biding (COB), or informal recruitment. This is only available to groups that have open spots in their chapter. Also know that not every chapter does COB.

I have the option of not submitting an agreement at this time.

You don't have to sign and submit a MRABA card right now. If you go through the final round of recruitment and decide a sorority isn't for you, at least you know for sure.

Once I submit this agreement, I am bound by the National Panhellenic Conference one-calendar year rule. This states that if I receive an invitation to membership from a group that I have listed then don't accept it, I am not eligible to be pledged to any other NPC member sorority on McNeese's campus for one calendar year from the time of signing.

If you receive a bid from a group you have listed and later decide not to pledge or choose to break your pledge, you cant join another NPC group on your campus for one year.